Recent content by Geraldo8022

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    Wireless USB adapter

    Would I benefit by using a usb "n" modem rather than my netbooks built in "g" when I visit Starbucks, etc.? Thanks in advance for any help. Regards, Geraldo
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    So the guy at Best Buy says,

    in response to my stating a good looking screen is a top priority with me, that pretty much any with an LED screen will be like another. I mentioned Toshiba TrueBrite and Brightview from HP. He seemed to indicate they were no better than any other LED laptop screen. Do you agree? I don't know...
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    Find comp on Net w/ MAC address?

    Ok, thanks for the reply.
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    Find comp on Net w/ MAC address?

    We had some things stolen from the community center. Someone said we could find the machines if and when they went online with them by using the Mac address. I've never heard of this. Is it possible to find who has these items by relating the MAC to a physical address?
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    Swapping in an SSD

    If I buy a new laptop and want to replace the HD with an SSD will it be possible with just the recovery disk? Do I just take the HD out, put SSD in and then the disk? Or would I need to buy another Win7?
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    Hittachi 500G USB Drive not recognized?

    There is nothing there. If you weren't actually looking at it being plugged in you wouldn't know it was plugged in. I unplugged it and plugged it back innumerable times. Nothing. My friend plugs it into his computer one time and there it is.
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    Hittachi 500G USB Drive not recognized?

    I am sorry that I did not previously include the info that the unit does power up. My apologize. The LEDs light up on the bottom of the unit and you definitely can feel it running.
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    Hittachi 500G USB Drive not recognized?

    yes, it has a "Y" type cable and I tried it with both plugged into the netbook. It doesn't have anything to do with Wn 7 starter edition does it? That is one difference between his computer and mine. I have seen on Newegg where users report their MSI netbooks work with USB drives so I don't...
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    Hittachi 500G USB Drive not recognized?

    This 2.5 inch drive is not recognized on my Asus Eeepc Atom netbook. It is seen on my friends larger Toshiba laptop. I use Win7. Now, why would that be? All he did was plug it in and there it is. It doesn't even show on my computer. Thank you, Geraldo.
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    everywhere but one place WIFI

    windows 7, and we tried it with firewall disabled. It happens everywhere in cafe so I don't think it is a signal issue. How do I determine DHCP address? thanks. Encryption was what I am thinking, but I think he tried different encryption. I think. I will check on that.
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    everywhere but one place WIFI

    My Asus EEEPC connects everywhere but at one restaurant. It will connect with a wired connection there as the manager tried it for me. He rebooted his server. No change. Everyone else connects there and I connect everywhere else. I read the sticky here. Didn't see anything. I am not trying to...
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    Catalyst Control Center: Where?

    Yes, I have uninstalled, installed, reinstalled, stalled, etc. If ATI was on the ball I shouldn't have to use Revo or Driversweeper, etc. I knew there was a reason I preferred Nvidia all these years. I use XP on this machine because it is what I have and everything else works fine. I have...
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    Catalyst Control Center: Where?

    Tried this and it didn't help. There is no way I can bring up the Catalyst Control Center software.
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    Catalyst Control Center: Where?

    Thanks for the reply, Corky. I have downloaded and installed the Catalyst Control Center two times now. It acts like it is installing and it finally asks me to register. It appears on the list of Program Files (Program Files/ATI Technologies etc ). When I click on it nothing happens. The...
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    Catalyst Control Center: Where?

    I downloaded it. I right click on open space in desktop and nothing. I click on Start/Program Files and nothing happens. Wizard, Advanced, whatever I click on nothing happens. What gives? XP32, 785G,